The inaugural Croatia Yacht Show, held at Zadar Cruise Port, made a remarkable debut, attracting a prestigious lineup of 30 charter superyachts and over 3,000 visitors. The event drew more than 200 charter brokers from 30 countries, facilitating over 4,000 business meetings and yacht viewings throughout the show, via innovative matchmaking app “YachtFyre”.
The B2B segment saw the participation of over 500 industry professionals, reflecting the increasing prominence of Croatia’s charter market. Attendees also experienced the epitome of luxury lifestyle, with bespoke land- and aerial-transfers.
The highlight of the event was the unveiling of the Bentley Continental GT, and the presentation of the Airbus EC-135 transfer helicopter. The fashion-forward crew uniform catwalk was another showstopper, with renowned Croatian designers Krie Design, AMR – Ana Maria Ricov, and Jet Lag reimagining uniform aesthetics.
Culinary creativity was on display at the Chef’s competition, won by Ben Bailey of MY Akira, who dazzled the judges with a Croatian-inspired cherry dish. Bailey is set to join the judging panel for the 2025 event.
“The mission of the show has been achieved: to present to the charter professionals of the world that Croatia can bring it. Croatian charter yachts as well as all needed services presented are competitive on the world charter market.” – Tino Prosenik, CEO Yachtmaster Group
We look forward to an even more extraordinary Croatia Yacht Show 2025. CYS 2025 will be held from September 29th to October 1st!
